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UPDATED, 4:40 PM: There are a lot of people who hate the success of the New England Patriots, and there are a lot people who will tune in to watch Tom Brady and team come up short. In fact, 22 million to be precise. That the number of sets of eyeballs that watched the Houston Texans take down the Patriots 28-22 on Sund…

The Simpsons took the opportunity to poke fun at Disney’s long-awaited new streaming service Disney+ just hours before it launched. As the Fox animation’s opening titles sweep past a billboard outside Springfield Elementary School, the advertisement often features a gag relating to a character in the show. Sunday…

UPDATE, 1:25 PM: Almost nobody loves statistics like NFL fans, and the league and NBC have one for you today straight outta Sunday Night Football. The final numbers are in for last night's white knuckler between the ultimately victorious Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys – and they look good indeed when it…

UPDATED with Dan Harmon tribute: J. Michael Mendel, an Emmy-winning animation producer best known for his work on The Simpsons and Rick and Morty has died. He was 54. Mendel began working on popular Adult Swim series Rick and Morty when it launched in 2013. The cable network released a statement Monday calling him the…

The Simpsons, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, got a tribute to its longevity by taking the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for the episode "Mad About The Toy" at the Creative Arts Emmys tonight. It's the show's 11th win in the category, expanding its record haul and widening the gap with the rest of…

UPDATED: Disney+ unveiled a slew of new content and talent at the D23 Expo Friday, including a Lizzie McGuire sequel with original series star Hilary Duff, a Muppets short-form series, along with three new Marvel projects in development, live-action series Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Moon Knight, all derived from the…

President Donald Trump, who has been lambasted by The Simpsons before, is again the comedy target of a new teaser video from the show’s creators. This time, Trump is involved in a parody of West Side Story featuring members of The Squad and the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. Although no Simpsons characters…

Fox has set a slew of celebrity guest voices for the return of its Sunday night Animation Domination block including John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Asia Kate Dillon, Jim Parsons and Holly Hunter. The block, which first ran between 2005-14, returns on September 20 with The Simpsons at 8 p.m., new series Bless The Harts…

There have been 662 episodes of The Simpsons so far, but the upcoming 31st and 32nd seasons might be singing a different tune thanks to a new lawsuit from the Matt Groening-created series' former longtime composer. Pink-slipped in 2017 after 27 penning the tunes for Marge, Homer, Bart and crew, Alf Clausen has hit Disn…

Interactive technology once promised to bring Jennifer Aniston’s sweater to the masses. Now furniture purveyor IKEA is going one step further, bringing her apartment furniture and layout to its offerings. The Swedish furniture chain’s latest ad campaign promotes its “Real life series,” a plan where some of TV’s most…

Disney+’s big unveiling presentation this spring culminated with an announcement that at launch next fall, the 30 seasons to date of The Simpsons will be available on the new streaming platform. It wasn’t clear then how the announcement would impact The Simpsons‘ run on FX. FX Networks landed full library rights…

The Simpsons repeats will start airing on Disney’s Freeform in September. The network will have access to all 30 seasons of the series that will have already aired on the series’ primary network, Fox, which recently renewed it for Seasons 31 and 32. The announcement was made as part of Disney’s upfront press…